Me: I know I might be a tiny teeny little bit biased but Dave really is a Big Brave Beautiful Boy.
Nell: He is a handsome animal.
Me: Tony was only saying the other day that Toby looks so much like him. Only smaller.
Nell: It’s interesting that you should mention Tony.
Me: Is it?
Nell: I’m afraid David is devastated.
Me: Why?
Nell: He’s worked it all out.
Me: Worked what out?
Nell: When we move house Tony isn’t coming with us.
Me: Of course he isn’t, Nell. Tony has his own home with Sue and Toby.
Nell: I mean Tony won’t be our postman anymore.
Me: I see.
Nell: David is devastated.
Me: Oh dear.
Nell: Harriet’s upset.
Me: Oh no.
Nell: And I’m not too happy about it, either.
Me: Nobody is, Nell. But there’s nothing we can do.
Nell: Couldn’t Tony change his route?
Me: It’s not his decision.
Nell: Or add us in as an extra stop?
Me: We don’t even know where we’re going yet.
Nell: You told me you’d seen a little cottage in the middle of nowhere.
Me: We have, but there’s still a long way to go. We need to find a buyer for this house first.
Nell: Well, as soon as you do, David is going to talk to Royal Mail about Tony staying on as our postman.
Me: He can’t do that.
Nell: He’s the Mayor of Kingsbridge.
Me: We aren’t Tony’s only friends, you know. He has a lot of people who look forward to seeing him on his route.
Nell: They’ll get over it.
Me: Apart from that, Tony enjoys his route.
Nell: Variety is the spice of life.
Me: We’ll still see him, Nell, as a friend.
Nell: It’s not the same.
Me: I know. Sorry.
